Brock Purdy is Shanahan's perfect QB, talks possible Sean Payton - Russell Wilson pairing | THE HERD

Donte Whitner, two-time Pro Bowl safety, joins Colin Cowherd ahead of the Divisional Round Weekend, and they start with his former team, the San Francisco 49ers. Whitner tells Colin why he has confidence in rookie quarterback Brock Purdy, who he characterizes as a mix of Trey Lance and Jimmy Garoppolo, Kyle Shanahan's perfect QB match. He also lays out why Dak Prescott will have to do in order to stay on top of the Niners' defense, and give the Dallas Cowboys a shot at the Super Bowl. They also talk coaching rumors, and what Sean Payton could potentially do with a quarterback like Russell Wilson should he end up in Denver.

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Brock Purdy is Shanahan's perfect QB, talks possible Sean Payton - Russell Wilson pairing | THE HERD

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[vw]

HITner and Goldson was a scary safety combo. I’ll never forgot Donte’s forced fumble vs the Saints in the red zone. Man! Good times. Always a niner!

[Kareyn]

Great job Donte Hitner!
A Great Niner!

[Tdizzle]

Whitner was told as a kid he may not walk again after a bad accident. Instead, dude ran a 4.5 had a 40 inch vertical and laid some serious lumber. He and Goldson were ferocious in the day !

[MajinMarcus_]

Donte Whitner was a beast. Haven’t heard that name in a while

[esscco]

Correction Cowherd, it’s Dante Hitner.

[Zafir]

Donte Whitner still staying fit, bro looks shredded.

[lllSquidlll]

Donte needs a microphone that isn’t a toaster

[juliusguccione]

Perfect timing to ask Donte for his opinion on Purdy; Donte is by far the best part of the niners postgame show; I lost all respect for Marshall Faulk after listening to nothing but non-sense about Purdy on Eisen today.

[jonathanparedes]

God I hope so man that would make my whole Sunday night and I’m already nervous and is only Thursday lol

[coledraper]

All of you complaining about the audio are deaf. It's not studio perfect but it's fine. I've literally heard Rapaport call into shows from his car with spotty cell service. If you're looking for quality audio, go listen to your favorite music

[mkz]

I DID NOT expect Donte HITner to have that voice

[scoremat]

So awesome to see Hitner... he is doing incredible local analysis over in The Bay, really pumped to see him getting some national attention. This man is a passionate and very intelligent analyst... oh, and he was a HELLUVAH player! That dude could stick it to 'em! He's a Niner 4 LIFE!
💥⛏ 🏈💥⛏

[Rascallucci]

Congrats to Donte for getting on The Herd!! Let's go 9ers!!

[TaylorABell]

Colin is the best! Another great interview. Great, thoughtful questions. Phenomenal & intriguing answers. However, the audio thing has to get fixed. I love the fact that Colin and his staff are getting great former NFL talent to talk football but like yesterday's interview with Gerald McCoy, the audio has to be fixed. The sound quality is horrible but the content is excellent. I don't know what could be done to fix it. Not use AirPods. Not use your phone mic. Can these guys get a wired phone mic 🎤 ❓ That would do wonders. Just saying. I'm picky because the content is really good and the audio does it no justice.

[KonaTheDragon]

Safeties make for good analysts and coaches. They have a great grasp of the entire sport, natural born football players with ability to see the entire field.

[sumayprabhu]

Knowing what we know now about purdy I wish the niners hadn’t spent all those picks on trey

[anthonyslazas]

49ers 35-17 no chance Dallas wins this game!!!

[mikeloamzzz]

I hope Donte gets himself a real microphone

His insight and knowledge is stellar

[Battleborn]

Win or lose the SB w/ Purdy. Niners need to concentrate their draft picks on keeping their D elite. The guys on their current D will only last so long. Their offense will only improve after this year

[bilrogar]

The only thing that Purdy is missing, in my opinion, is a stronger arm for deeper passes and his deep pass accuracy. Hitting the gym hard should be his focus this off season.